Research 360

Read the latest blog posts on ACA's strategic focus in research.

Interested in contributing to the research blog? Contact research@ACAcamps.org.

 

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Evidence-Informed Guidance for Summer Camp Staff Training, Part 2: Competencies and Training Effectiveness
June 7, 2021

Part two of this Research 360 blog series covers what competencies summer staff should learn during training and how training effectiveness is influenced by characteristics of camp staff.
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Evidence-Informed Guidance for Summer Camp Staff Training: An Introduction
May 18, 2021

This blog post is the first in a three-part series breaking down a new summer camp staff training resource.
2021 Camper Enrollment Snapshot
May 4, 2021

With spring officially sprung and summer just around the corner, it’s hard to believe another camp season is nearly upon us! In an effort to try and gain some insight into enrollment and staffing trends for the upcoming summer, we recently sent... Read More

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You’re Invited: Camp Sustainability Needs Assessment
March 22, 2021

Young people are longing for urgent and effective solutions to the environmental crisis. What better place to model and mentor sustainable solutions than camp, where thousands of children around the world experience the world in new ways every... Read More

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Five Things You May Have Missed at ACA’s National Conference Research Forum
February 23, 2021

We share some of the big takeaways from each research session during the ACA National Conference earlier this month.
Update on the Camp Program Quality Initiative: Spotlight on the Continuous Quality Improvement Systems Design Work
February 2, 2021

This blog is the first in a five-part series that will dive deeply into the work of our working groups and describe our plans for our Program Quality Coach/Observer processes.
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Celebrating Camp: New Research on the Similarities and Differences across Camp Types
January 5, 2021

This Research 360 blog post discusses a new study called Similarities and Differences in Summer Camps: A Mixed Methods Study of Lasting Outcomes and Program Elements.
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Update on the Camp Program Quality Initiative
November 16, 2020

Building systems of continuous quality improvement within our camps and greater community ultimately supports our goal of positive youth development — and this is exactly what the Camp Program Quality Initiative has set out to do.

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